Oyelade
14 Nov
No fewer than four persons have died from a suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Saki West Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State. The fatalities consisted of three males and a 32-year-old female who was preparing for her marriage. The Oyo State Rapid Response Team (RRT) confirmed this in a statement signed by the state…
10 Oct
The Oyo State Government has banned heavy-duty trucks and trailers from using the newly commissioned Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Expressway. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, in a statement, said that the decision became necessary in safeguarding the integrity of the road which is pivotal for enhancing agrarian transportation, trade, and intercity commuting. Oyelade said…
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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has explained that it is still unable to implement the Supreme Court ruling on direct allocation to local government areas because the majority of them have not been able to provide bank accounts. It said only the 25 local government areas of Delta State, out of the 774 local…
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Residents of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi Capital City have lauded the state government for restoring regular public water supplies to Abakaliki and environs. The jubilant residents who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abakaliki said that the restoration of public water supplies was a great relief for the…
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The SouthEast Development Commission (SEDC) on Monday presented a budget of N250 billion to the House of Representatives. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC), Rep. Chris Nkwonta, said this at a News Conference in Abuja. Nkwonta said that the budget would be targeted at addressing infrastructural deficits in the…
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said it has fostered its collaboration with the United Kingdom (UK) on national cybersecurity. NITDA announced this in a statement on Monday after the Director General, Kashifu Inuwa, welcomed delegates from the UK/Nigeria Inward Cybersecurity Trade Mission, led by the Country Director of the UK’s Department of Business…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday called for fervent prayers for the country’s leaders and the peace, stability, and progress of the nation in the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan. He emphasized that this was critical as "the country stands at a defining moment," pointing out that the responsibility of nation-building lies in the…
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The Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has averted disruption of it’s third convocation ceremony scheduled for Tuesday by payment of the new minimum wage. Prof. Temi Ologunorisa, OAUSTECH’s Vice Chancellor told newsmen, on Monday in Okitipupa, that the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage has been approved by the…
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The Chairman of Malam Madori Local Government in Jigawa, Mr Salisu Garungabas, has threatened to sanction absentee teachers. The chairman gave the warning while addressing newsmen after disbursing N50,000 each as scholarship to 25 students in the area on Monday. ”A base-line survey conducted after I assumed duties, showed that teachers in several out of…
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Osun House of Assembly on Monday passed for second reading, a bill to regulate the electricity generation and distribution market in the state. The bill tagged: “Osun State Electricity Market Regulatory Bill 2023” was passed for ‘second reading’ after its policy thrust was read by Mr. Babajide Kofoworola, the Assembly’s Majority Leader. Kofoworola explained that…
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A senior police officer, CSP Modestus Ojiebe, attached to the Kwara State Police Command, who was reportedly abducted by suspected gunmen along Kubwa Expressway in Abuja on Sunday, has been rescued. Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, who confirmed the rescue, said that upon receiving the distress call, Divisional Police Officer (DPO)…
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The Police Command in Jigawa says it has arrested seven suspected drug peddlers in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Lawan Shiisu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Dutse on Monday. Shiisu said the suspects were arrested in Kazaure and Gwaran Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. He added that…